Pei-Shi Yen et al. report a strategy for engineering transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to express antiviral miRNAs that simultaneously target two distinct arboviruses, dengue and chikungunya. The strategy results in reduced viral transmission in the mosquito saliva following an infected bloodmeal.
- Pei-Shi Yen
- Anthony James
- Anna-Bella Failloux